Post by Jean Lemieux on Apr 3, 2018 18:59:23 GMT -5
Here is my first acquisition for 2018. I got this at the end of January. I have been busy in between. Finally I get to post it.
I wasn't particularly looking for an Xpelair Whispair but this version is a childhood fan and I found one NIB for a good deal in 120 cm too. It's my second Xpelair product. 120 cm is usually my favorite size for metal bladed fans but I particularly like how this version look in 140 cm. This is also the most common size for this model and how I was used to see them. I'm very happy with this mid size version, which is a more difficult size to find and more polyvalent for various installations.
This is the second generation of the Whispair collection. This version was introduced in 1987. 1996 would probably be the last ones made and one of the last ceiling fan made in England before they changed them to the current style.
It's my first bottom mounted metal bladed fan and my first fan to tolerate 50 and 60 Hz. It's also my first fan that the bottom of the motor is removable and where the wiring connexion is done. By changing the placement of the phase wire in the terminal, it can reverse the fan as demonstrated in the video. I never knew this feature about this version until now. Being new in a never opened box, it had to be assembled from a to z. Similarly to my Cinni this fan is not pre assembled in any way. Having to wire it made me discover about the terminal being inside the motor instead of being at the top of the motor. One thing I found very difficult about assembling it and a little unsafe is how the bottom of the pole attaches to the top of the motor hence why I was reluctant to use it on full power at first.
Otherwise it's a very cool fan and pushes an insane amount of air. The blades are pretty heavy and deeply pitched so the spin down time is very long and it takes quite a while to get up to speed with a very cool accelerating speed. It's very powerful! It's all made of metal except for the canopies.
Here's a detailed video, showing the box, the instructions and how it looks before assembling. I also show it in action on all speeds minus the highest one for safety reasons as explained above. Recently I decided to try it on full blast so if you're interested in seeing it on high I will post that video.
I wasn't particularly looking for an Xpelair Whispair but this version is a childhood fan and I found one NIB for a good deal in 120 cm too. It's my second Xpelair product. 120 cm is usually my favorite size for metal bladed fans but I particularly like how this version look in 140 cm. This is also the most common size for this model and how I was used to see them. I'm very happy with this mid size version, which is a more difficult size to find and more polyvalent for various installations.
This is the second generation of the Whispair collection. This version was introduced in 1987. 1996 would probably be the last ones made and one of the last ceiling fan made in England before they changed them to the current style.
It's my first bottom mounted metal bladed fan and my first fan to tolerate 50 and 60 Hz. It's also my first fan that the bottom of the motor is removable and where the wiring connexion is done. By changing the placement of the phase wire in the terminal, it can reverse the fan as demonstrated in the video. I never knew this feature about this version until now. Being new in a never opened box, it had to be assembled from a to z. Similarly to my Cinni this fan is not pre assembled in any way. Having to wire it made me discover about the terminal being inside the motor instead of being at the top of the motor. One thing I found very difficult about assembling it and a little unsafe is how the bottom of the pole attaches to the top of the motor hence why I was reluctant to use it on full power at first.
Otherwise it's a very cool fan and pushes an insane amount of air. The blades are pretty heavy and deeply pitched so the spin down time is very long and it takes quite a while to get up to speed with a very cool accelerating speed. It's very powerful! It's all made of metal except for the canopies.
Here's a detailed video, showing the box, the instructions and how it looks before assembling. I also show it in action on all speeds minus the highest one for safety reasons as explained above. Recently I decided to try it on full blast so if you're interested in seeing it on high I will post that video.